Timothée Chalamet’s portrayal of Bob Dylan praised by critics

Timothée Chalamet has been praised by critics for his portrayal of Bob Dylan, in a new film biopic of the US singer-songwriter.

A Complete Unknown has already scored three Golden Globe nominations and is likely to be in the Oscars race in the new year.

The Guardian said Chalamet showed “amazing bravado” in his performance, while Empire said the actor is “superb” and his “musical talent is unimpeachable”.

But the Independent said the biopic itself “plays too safe” and Screen Rant described the “serviceable” film as a “fascinating yet frustrating” portrait.

A Complete Unknown is released on Christmas Day in the US, and 17 January in the UK.

Dylan himself has endorsed the film, although he had not actually seen it at the time he posted about it last week on X.

“Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me,” Dylan said.